Sirens

Heart beat drumming to the sound of sirens blasting
Through the lasting, winter's night
A child so young, facedown upon the water
A mother's daughter a father's joy

Voices echo as defibrillator's building
Slowly filling, empty voids
And in the corner, there's a single sock upon her
The other daughter, watching on

And she says
Mummy, I just wanted to help ya
you sounded so tired and, helpless when you were on the phone
And Daddy
I really just love you, even when you're busy, trying to save the world

But the voices go
Na na na na na Na na na na na
Just echoing the sound of London's lights
And the sirens go
Na na na na na Na na na na na
Just singing her, this city's lullaby

Hands and prayers, bought by hearts, so willing
To see a change in, ICU
With two-year old, still sat by the window
Wondering when will, those flowers bloom

And she says
Mummy, when you gonna, come home
I've made up all the pillows, just the way you like
And Daddy
Thanks for all the cuddles, but I really want to
Stay with you all night

But the voices go
Na na na na na Na na na na na
Just echoing the sound of London's lights
And the sirens go
Na na na na na Na na na na na
Just singing her, this city's lullaby

But eighteen years on, I'm sitting here
That little girl, with grown up years
And Charlotte's doing, well you see
that baby lived, and she's so free

'Cause I said
Mummy, I don't want to grow up
Without my little sister to turn my life around
And Daddy
I don't want you to teach me, how to live my story
Without her in the world

But the voices go
Na na na na na Na na na na na
Just echoing the sound of London's lights
And the sirens go
Na na na na na Na na na na na
Just singing her, this city's lullaby